GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| plane | airplane |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |